Concordia Lutheran Church (Frohna, Missouri)

Concordia Lutheran Church, Frohna, Missouri
37°38′26″N 89°37′09″W / 37.64056°N 89.61917°W
Location	10172 Hwy C, Frohna, Missouri 63748
Country	United States
Denomination	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Website
History
Founded	1839
Founder(s)	Pastor Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl
Administration
District	Missouri District

Concordia Lutheran Church is an LCMS (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) church in Frohna, Missouri.^[1]

Name

The name Concordia is in reference to the Confession of Faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church adopted in 1850, which is commonly known as the "Formula" or "Book of Concord," or in short as the "Concordia." ^[2]

History

The community of Frohna and was founded by 29 families from Altenburg, Missouri in 1839. Concordia Lutheran Church was established by Pastor Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl in his home that same year. A log cabin church, 17 x 27 feet, was constructed in 1843-44. Rev. Christoph Henirich Loeber served as pastor from 1850-1862, and under his guidance a rock church, 44 x 30 feet, and 16 feet high, was built in 185. During the Civil War, the church in Frohna merged with Trinity Church in Altenburg. In 1874, J. F. Koestering built a larger white frame church, 60 x 36, by 22 feet high. This church had two aisles. The church was remodeled in 1949 to contain only a single central aisles. The original pews, altar, pulpit were kept. The church parishes officially separated again in 1877, and have been separate since then.^[3][4]

Gallery

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  Church interior at Christmas

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  Altar

External links

• / Official website

References

1. Lutherans.com http://www.lutherans.com/churches/church_info.php?church_id=15040
2. State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
3. KRJ Architecture: Frohna http://www.krjarch.com/frohna.asp
4. Lutherans.com http://www.lutherans.com/churches/church_info.php?church_id=15040